Jewelry Antiques of the 20th Century

The gemstone for the month of September is the Sapphire (aren’t you lucky).

Not only do you get the best gemstone after Diamond but you also get all those Colors too.

Colored Gemstones, 1st Edition: The Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide–How to Select, Buy, Care for & Enjoy Sapphires, Emeralds, Rubies, and Other Colored Gemstones with Confidence and Knowledge

Price: $16.93 USD

But wait. I hear you say, Sapphires are blue….

But they are also… Continue reading September Birthstone

August is the Month for Peridot.

This beautiful apple green gemstone was often called Olivine because of its Olive Color, and sometimes Chrysolite.

Arizona Highways, February 1975 (Peridot and Other Gems) (Vol. 51, No. 2)

Lowest used price: $15.00

The name Peridot comes from the Greek language with some of the most important deposits found in the Red Sea area from the Volcanic Isle of St John where they have been mined for… Continue reading August Birthstone

July is the month for Ruby (you lucky people) and also, if you can’t afford Ruby, or you just don’t like it, Cornelian, a beautiful red brown gemstone often used in Antique seals or Signet rings.

Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald Buying Guide: How to Evaluate, Identify, Select & Care for These Gemstones (Newman Gem & Jewelry Series)

Price: $12.95 USD

Ruby was not isolated as being the red variety of Corundum (the blue ones are… Continue reading July Birthstone

Birthstones for JUNE:

June is the Month for Pearls or sometimes the delightful gem, Moonstone.

Pearls come in two basic shapes of round to a baroque and are often dye Colored into black or pink etc.

The Book of the Pearl: The History, Art, Science and Industry of the Queen of Gems

Lowest used price: $38.45 USD

These “Tears of the Moon” are most expensive when natural with some of… Continue reading June Birthstones

Birthstones for MAY:

May is the Month for Emerald, although some places suggest Chrysoprase.

This gem is often copied (man made Emerald such as a ‘Gilson’ Emerald) with other green gemstones often passed off as the real thing (If it’s green it must be Emerald… Right? Errrrrr…. Wrong!

Beryl (Butterworths Gem Books)

Lowest used price: $183.30 USD

The wonderful thing about an Emerald is the inclusions inside, which generally should… Continue reading May Birthstone